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Style and the Stylebook
English is an extremely diverse language, giving the user many ways of saying the same thing. For instance, 8 or eight o’clock, 8 a.m., 8 A.M., eight a.m., and eight in the morning can all correctly refer to the same thing. A reference may be made to the President, the U.S. president, the President of the United States, and so on. All of these forms are technically correct, but which one should a journalist use? And does it really matter?
The answer to the first question is governed by journalistic style. Style is a special case of English correctness that a publication adopts. It does so to promote ...
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